As we all know, Google has constantly been feeding on user data (location history and web & app activity), and many of its products have been utilizing this data to provide recommendations to users in some way or another. Although this is helpful at times, for the most part, a lot of people are paranoid about the fact that their personal data is always constantly being looked upon. Until now, the only option the user had when it came to preventing Google from accessing their data has been to simply turn off the access to location history and web & app activity in their Google account....

By default, any Android phone displays the home screen in portrait orientation and while the portrait orientation suffices in most of the scenarios, some prefer the landscape mode to better accommodate shortcuts and widgets. Now with the new feature, you can set the home screen in landscape mode without the need for a third party app. First things first, in order to set your home screen in landscape mode it is required that you set Google Now as the default launcher....

Therefore, it is difficult to remember all stored networks. You may also want to enter a saved network once without having to enter the network’s credentials. This is especially convenient if you have lost or forgotten the password of the protected network. Below are some important steps you can take to access the saved passwords on Windows 11 PC. 5 Ways to Retrieve Saved Windows 11 Wi-Fi Password? Several methods exist to view the saved Wi-Fi password on your Windows 11 PC....

One of Android TV’s variations is the Android TV Box, which is basically a box (or set-top box) running Android TV that instantly transforms your regular TV into a smart TV running the Android operating system. So, if you’ve got an old TV at your home, you can use an Android TV Box to get smart functionalities on it. Talking of functionalities, you get pretty much everything — except for a few features — with an Android TV Box that you get on a TV that runs Android TV natively....

While this is a convenient feature to have, it can sometimes quickly become annoying. If you’ve got one of the full-screen screen protectors on your iPhone, which obstructs the proximity sensor’s functionality and prevents it from turning on the screen when you pull it away from your ear, you’d know what we mean. Fortunately, Apple’s finally heard user complaints and responded by offering a toggle switch to change this behavior....

The laptops are configurable and will support up to NVidia GTx 965M graphics and the latest Intel Core i7 processors. The upper limit for the RAM slot is set at 16GB and the hardisk can be either a 512GB SSD or a 2TB hardrive. It seems to us that HP has intentionally toned the hardware to keep the base price low. Obviously if you are a gaming freak and it is only the best that can satisfy you don’t fret, the top whack hardware in the Omen desktop shapes up in the form of Intel Core i7-6700, 32GB of RAM, a 512GB SSD and a 2TB hardware....

Just a few hours after HTC started teasing the HTC One mini on Twitter, a couple of over-enthusiastic bloggers published the embargoed news of the announcement, which were quickly removed, but not quick enough for our prying eyes! So here we have the full details of the upcoming HTC One mini. As rumored and leaked before, the HTC One mini runs a Snapdragon 400 processor clocked at 1.4 GHz and 1GB of RAM....

Explaining the need for a new OS, Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, said, “We’re entering a day and age where people expect a holistic intelligent experience across all devices and scenarios. To support this, we felt it was important to have an operating system with improved cross-platform capabilities. We needed an OS that supports all scenarios, that can be used across a broad range of devices and platforms, and that can meet consumer demand for low latency and strong security....

Note: The IIS server is not available with Windows 7 Home edition. So, you must have Windows 7 Professional edition or Ultimate edition for installing IIS web server. How to Install Microsoft IIS Server on Windows 7 By following these steps, you can setup your own HTTP to test your website locally on you computer, before uploading it to Internet. You can also setup your own server to host your website permanently on your computer, instead of an online hosting provider....

The second edition of 2048 pixels comes with more and better wallpapers, alongside a simple-to-use but comprehensive editing tool which allows users to customize images, before they even download them. Downloads being free are most welcomed. 2048pixels 2.0 – the ideal iPad retina wallpaper source When the first version of 2048pixels launched back in May 2012, the website was pretty much optimized for the new iPad and although it had plenty of wallpapers to offer, it lacked a glimpse of creativity and the customization essence....

It stuttered and stammered its way through our Gmail accounts, trying to find a way into our Googled lives. Some of it worked and still exists, such as Google Hangouts (still good for video calling) and Google Photos, a convenient way to store photos on the cloud. But most of it didn’t. It died an obvious death. The big question is, in the absence of this giant, who reigns supreme in the world of social media?...

Of course, there was Google Chrome and several other well-known browsers, but the encouragement for the development of Indian homegrown apps and services meant that Jio capitalized on the opportunity and has today launched its own smartphone browser named JioPages. They’re touting it as the Made-in-India browser with a focus on web security and data privacy. In fact, it is the rebranded version of Jio Browser which has been around for a while now but with improved features....

Lenovo has been one of the early pioneers for battery centric smartphones under the P series. But most of those devices came with mediocre hardware (other than the battery, of course). With the new Vibe P series, Lenovo is trying to offer a wholesome package, which can appeal to more consumers. The Lenovo Vibe P1 comes with a 5.5-inch FHD (1080p) display with 401 ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on top of it....

The Android Jelly Bean (4.2) device comes in an 8-inch and 10-inch model and will be available tomorrow for $249 and $299, respectively. Both the models have 1,280 by 800-pixel touchscreens, quad-core processors from MediaTek, 1GB of RAM and 16 gigabytes of internal memory with microSD expansion options. There’s also a five-megapixel rear camera and a front-facing 1.6-megapixel camera. The design of Lenovo Yoga Tablet is reminiscent of the NotionInk Adam tablet and Sony Tablet S with a curvy cylindrical handle on one side, which allows you to use the tablet in three different modes:...

The LG Q7, on the front, has a 5.5-inch tall screen with a resolution of 1080p and an aspect ratio of 18:9. Underneath, it draws power from a MediaTek octa-core chipset and a 3000mAh battery which does support fast charging through a USB Type-C port. In addition, there’s a measly 3GB RAM and 32GB of onboard storage which can be expanded with a MicroSD card. LG has skipped the dual-camera trend and instead, the Q7 features a single 13-megapixel lens on the rear....

Obviously there is a catch, a couple of them actually – Each free call is restricted to 5 minutes. This Free VOIP service works only in USA. If you are in US, rejoice and start using the service right away, and if you are not in US, you can still make use of it with a work-around, which I will be explaining later. If you are wondering how/why the service is free, FreePhone2Phone makes money when you call their access numbers either via your landline or mobile....

The Dimensity 800, just like the Dimensity 1000 has an integrated 5G modem on the SoC. It is a single-chip solution manufactured on the 7nm process. MediaTek says that the first batch of devices with the Dimensity 800 chip will be available in India in the first half of 2020. The single-chip design ensures better battery efficiency as compared to having 2 separate chips. There’s also support for two carrier aggregation....

Be it Apple’s iPhones or Samsung’s Galaxy Note/S lineup, a dirt cheap Chinese clone inadvertently exists. Now, a Chinese upstart OEM called AllCall has teased its upcoming device called the Mix 2. It’s evidently a hybrid clone of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 and the recently launched Apple iPhone X. The AllCall Mix 2 is being prepped as the company’s first all-screen device. But what’s more interesting is the fact that it will come with a built-in Face ID....

The Jelly comes with an ultra-small 2.4-inch display with a resolution of 240 x 432px. As you can already imagine, the smartphone would appear rather puny when placed side by side with the Samsung Galaxy S8+. It will surely remind users of those feature phones days where phones came with such small panels. Needless to say that the Jelly would be the smallest 4G enabled smartphone when launched commercially in the coming few months....

Microsoft says it’s the most substantial revolution the smartphone will encounter and honestly, we can’t argue with that given how far they’ve come with their universal platform agenda. Touting them as “Cellular PCs”, Microsoft has been able to employ the x86 code found with the Windows 10 on the mobile ARM architecture. In layman’s terms, this will essentially allow using the traditional desktop operating system as well as software on mobile processors....